An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Enhance Firearm Safety Counseling in Pediatrics
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interventional
30
1 country
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Brief Summary
Clinicians will complete a screen-based automated virtual reality training intervention to learn how to counsel caregivers of pediatric patients on secure firearm storage.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2026
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 13, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 4, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 15, 2026
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2026
December 4, 2025
December 1, 2025
8 months
June 13, 2025
December 2, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Acceptability of Intervention Measure
Four items, Scale score is average across individual items, Minimum score: 1, Maximum score: 5. higher scores indicate better acceptability
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
Appropriateness of the Intervention Measure
Four items, Scale score is average across individual items, Minimum score: 1, Maximum score: 5. higher scores indicate better appropriateness
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
Feasibility of the Intervention Measure
Four items, Scale score is average across individual items, Minimum score: 1, Maximum score: 5. higher scores indicate better feasibility
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
Secondary Outcomes (4)
De Novo Survey Item for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Behavioral Capability
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Self-Efficacy
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Expectations
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
De Novo Survey Items for Assessing Social Cognitive Theory Construct Expectancies
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 2 months
Other Outcomes (1)
De Novo Standardized Patient Encounter Assessment Tool - Assessing Fidelity to the Virtual Reality Intervention Components
From completion of the virtual reality intervention to 6 months
Study Arms (1)
An Automated Virtual Reality Intervention to Support Firearm Safety Counseling in Clinicians
EXPERIMENTALThe automated virtual reality intervention allows clinicians to deliberately practice firearm safety counseling skills through verbal interactions with virtual characters with receipt of immediate feedback to support behavior change and mastery learning.
Interventions
The automated virtual reality intervention allows clinicians to deliberately practice firearm safety counseling skills through verbal interactions with virtual characters with receipt of immediate feedback.
Eligibility Criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Unable to read and write in English
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
Related Publications (3)
March M, Zackoff M, Fleck J, Meisman A, Humphrey K, MacDougall MC, Ehrlich S, Griggs C, Sacks C, Masiakos P, Klein M, Real F. A Randomized Trial of Virtual Reality Training to Improve Firearm Safety Counseling Skills. Acad Pediatr. 2025 Jan-Feb;25(1):102560. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2024.08.005. Epub 2024 Aug 10.
PMID: 39128562BACKGROUNDReal FJ, Griggs C, March M, Masiakos PT, Meisman A, Felopulos G, Sacks CA, Zackoff MW. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Virtual Reality Curriculum to Support Firearm Safety Counseling Skills Among Pediatric Residents. J Grad Med Educ. 2024 Dec;16(6):740-746. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-24-00022.1. Epub 2024 Dec 13.
PMID: 39677314BACKGROUNDMarch ML, Meisman AR, Zackoff MW, Klein MD, Real FJ. Caregivers' and Community Members' Perspectives on Firearm Safety Screening and Counseling During Pediatric Primary Care Visits. J Pediatr Clin Pract. 2024 Mar 14;12:200099. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedcp.2024.200099. eCollection 2024 Jun.
PMID: 39949418BACKGROUND
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 13, 2025
First Posted
December 4, 2025
Study Start
January 15, 2026
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Last Updated
December 4, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-12
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF
- Time Frame
- Data access included in associated publications or the end of the award period, whichever comes first.
- Access Criteria
- Requests for data access should be submitted to the Principal Investigator or through the data sharing plan website.
De-identified individual participant data (IPD) for survey data will include clinician participants' (a maximum of n=30) demographic data (race, age, gender, role, practice setting, experience counseling on firearm safety), responses to items related to implementation (acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility), and responses to items related to psychosocial constructs (behavioral capability, self-efficacy, expectations and expectancies). Data will include demographic information, baseline characteristics, outcome measures, and adverse event data. Access will be granted to researchers with a methodologically sound proposal, subject to review by the study team and institutional policies. Data be to be shared will be archived in DASH through the NICHD repository.